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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
According to the excerpt, The Guardian reports that England's Office for Students, after an investigation, says lecturers find AI makes coursework hard to assess and that universities should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
Students and employers may trust university degrees less if coursework can be done with AI unnoticed; England's regulator wants more exams and live presentations.
For lawmakers
England's Office for Students says degree credibility is under threat and urges universities to move back to traditional exams and in-person assessment.
The question it raises
If AI can do the graded work, universities must decide what a degree is meant to certify about a person.
The record
- Questions
- How is AI changing childhood, health and daily life? · What happens to work, income and the economy?
- People
- Richard Adams (Wrote it, Education editor)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of November 12, 2026, via
the-guardian-ai(tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting) - Cite this
- The Guardian, “AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says”, November 11, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/guardian-2026-11-11-ofs-ai-coursework-assessment
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